---
key_path: installation_creation_date_approximation
description: "The approximate date and time the instance was installed. Based on the first created user or application setting"
product_section: analytics
product_stage: analytics
product_group: analytics_instrumentation
value_type: string
status: active
milestone: "16.0"
introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/119588
time_frame: none
data_source: database
data_category: operational
instrumentation_class: InstallationCreationDateApproximationMetric
performance_indicator_type: []
distribution:
  - ce
  - ee
tier:
  - free
  - premium
  - ultimate
